The
Koman Hydroelectric Power Station is a large
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
power station, for which a dam on the
Drin River
The Drin (; sq, Drin or ; mk, Дрим, Drim ) is a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. Its catchment area extends across Albania, K ...
was built. The dam is near the settlement of
Koman, northern
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
. It is the second of three dams on the Drin River; the
Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station upstream, and the
Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station downstream. The dam, 130m tall, was completed in 1985 and the reservoir was filled with water at full capacity in 1986.
Completed in 1986, the power station consists of four turbines of
French origin with a nominal capacity of each, totalling the installed capacity to .
Komani Hydro Power Plant
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See also
*Koman and Fierza Reservoirs Ferry
Lake Koman Ferry (Albanian: ''Trageti i Komanit'') is a passenger ferry service operated by several local companies along the Koman Reservoir (also known as Koman Lake) in Northern Albania. The line operates between Koman near the Koman Hydroele ...
*List of power stations in Albania
This article lists the main power stations in Albania. There were a total of 144 active power stations that operated throughout the country for the year 2016. The table below lists only stations that have at least 10 MW of power capacity.
Hydroel ...
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Hydroelectric power stations in Albania
Dams completed in 1986
Buildings and structures in Vau i Dejës
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